Grammys to be handed out Sunday night
Keith Urban (Associated Press photo)
Two-time Grammy winner and current Grammy nominee Terence Blanchard, Grammy winner and 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Neil Diamond, current nominee M.I.A., Grammy winner Smokey Robinson, current nominee Robin Thicke, 2009 Trustees Award recipient Allen Toussaint, 25-time Grammy winner and current nominee Stevie Wonder, along with a special tribute to Bo Diddley featuring current nominees Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer and Keith Urban, have been added to the list of performances for Sunday night’s star-studded Grammy Awards.
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Staples Center in Los Angeles from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
Actress Kate Beckinsale, the reunited band Blink 182, eight-time Grammy winner and current nominee Natalie Cole, actress/musician Zooey Deschanel, Grammy winner Sean “Diddy” Combs, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, three-time Grammy winner Green Day, actor Dwayne Johnson, five-time Grammy winner John Legend, current Grammy nominee Leona Lewis, two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J, current Grammy nominee Jason Mraz, actress Emily Procter, three-time Grammy winner and current nominee will.i.am and two-time Grammy winner and current nominee Leann Rimes are the latest presenters announced for “Music’s Biggest Night,” according to a news release.
Previously announced performers include Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, Adele, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Katy Perry, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Radiohead, Rihanna, Sugarland and U2. Additionally, previously announced collaborative performances include: Estelle and Kanye West; Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus; T.I. and Justin Timberlake; a Four Tops Tribute featuring Duke Fakir (2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and original member of the Four Tops), Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo; and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single “Swagga Like Us.”
Previously announced presenters include actor Simon Baker , actor/musician Jack Black, nine-time Grammy winner and current nominee Sheryl Crow, current three-time Grammy nominee Duffy, talk show host Craig Ferguson, nine-time Grammy winner and current nominee Al Green, current nominee Josh Groban, three-time Grammy-winning jazz musician and current nominee Charlie Haden, actor Samuel L. Jackson, actor Jay Mohr, Academy Award-winning actress and current Grammy nominee Gwyneth Paltrow, Grammy winner Queen Latifah and rapper and current nominee T-Pain.
John Mayer has five nominations: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for his single “Stay,” Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (”Lesson Learned” with Alicia Keys), Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (”Gravity”) and Best Long Form Music Video (”Where The Light Is – Live In Los Angeles”).
Leona Lewis and will.i.am each are up for three awards. Lewis is nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Bleeding Love” and Best Pop Vocal Album (Spirit). will.i.am has nods for Song Of The Year (”American Boy” with Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray, & Kanye West), Best Urban/Alternative Performance (”Be Ok” with Chrissette Michele) and Producer Of The Year.
Jason Mraz has two nominations: Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “I’m Yours.”
Terence Blanchard, Natalie Cole, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, MIA, Leann Rimes, Robin Thicke, Keith Urban and Stevie Wonder each are nominated. Terence Blanchard has a nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (”Be-Bop”). Buddy Guy and B.B. King each have a nod in the Best Traditional Blues Album category; Guy for Skin Deep and King for One Kind Favor. M.I.A. garnered a nomination in Record Of The Year for “Paper Planes.” Leann Rimes is nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance (”What I Cannot Change”). Robin Thicke earned a nod for Album Of The Year (as an artist and producer on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III). Keith Urban is up for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (”Let The Wind Chase You” with Trisha Yearwood). Stevie Wonder has a nomination for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (”Never Give You Up” with Raphael Saadiq and CJ Hilton).
The Grammys Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place on from 3 to 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The ceremony will be streamed live internationally on www.GRAMMY.com. Hosting and performing at the Pre-Telecast will be current Grammy nominees Wayne Brady and Tia Carrere. In addition, live performances by Latin Grammy-winning folk/jazz singer and current nominee Lila Downs, Grammy-winning classical artist and current nominee Hilary Hahn and current Grammy nominee Heavy D will also be seen. In addition, four-time Grammy-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams, producer/host of “Millennium of Music” radio show Robert Aubry Davis, GRAMMY-winning songwriter/producer Lamont Dozier, Grammy-winning children’s folk artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, comedian Alex Raymundo and actor Blair Underwood will present Grammy Awards in approximately 99 categories. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on www.GRAMMY.com for 30 days following the event.
You can follow along with the Grammys Sunday night on my colleague George Lang’s Staticblog. And I’ll be posting photos and winner lists here on BAM’s Blog after the fact.
-BAM
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